Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Media , Telecoms and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.23% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index gained 0.09%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHMG ), which rose 2.44% or 41.00 points to trade at 1,723.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR: DB1Gn ) added 1.50% or 4.20 points to end at 284.30 and Vonovia SE (ETR: VNAn ) was up 1.44% or 0.41 points to 28.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were E.ON SE (ETR: EONGn ), which fell 2.89% or 0.44 points to trade at 14.79 at the close. BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR: BASFN ) declined 2.25% or 1.00 points to end at 43.40 and Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR: P911_p ) was down 1.91% or 0.90 points to 46.23.
The top performers on the MDAX were RENK Group AG (ETR: R3NK ) which rose 7.74% to 59.88, United Internet AG NA (ETR: UTDI ) which was up 5.34% to settle at 22.90 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR: EVTG ) which gained 3.15% to close at 7.20.
The worst performers were Lanxess AG (ETR: LXSG ) which was down 6.12% to 27.30 in late trade, Gerresheimer AG (ETR: GXIG ) which lost 4.34% to settle at 59.50 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR: BOSSn ) which was down 4.15% to 40.14 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were 11 AG (ETR: 1U1 ) which rose 20.29% to 18.50, United Internet AG NA (ETR: UTDI ) which was up 5.34% to settle at 22.90 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR: EVTG ) which gained 3.15% to close at 7.20.
The worst performers were Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR: ELGG ) which was down 5.84% to 69.30 in late trade, Cancom SE O.N. (ETR: COKG ) which lost 3.83% to settle at 27.60 and Aixtron SE (ETR: AIXGn ) which was down 3.48% to 12.74 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 326 to 275 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHMG ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.44% or 41.00 to 1,723.00. Shares in RENK Group AG (ETR: R3NK ) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.74% or 4.30 to 59.88. Shares in 11 AG (ETR: 1U1 ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 20.29% or 3.12 to 18.50.
The DAX volatility index , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.76% to 17.85.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.23% or 39.79 to $3,186.81 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.53% or 0.94 to hit $62.56 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 0.89 to trade at $65.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 101.08.